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BAE Systems • Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Fluid Dynamics Engineer

Salary:  £35,802 per annum
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Job Description

Job Title: Fluid Dynamics Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. This role is a full time, on site position

Salary: From £35,802 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

  • Conduct computational fluid dynamic analysis evaluation of submarine platforms

  • CAD Modelling, Meshing, CFD post processing and authoring technical reports/ presentations

  • Utilise a range of numerical modelling methodologies to assess submarine platform performance

  • Collaborating with naval architects, systems teams, manoeuvring and control teams and propulsion engineers as well as customers and suppliers to deliver innovative submarine solutions

  • Validating CFD predictions of submarine performance using alternative mathematical/computational methods and physical model testing

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Degree in Fluid Dynamics, Naval Architecture, Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical, Mathematics, Physics or other technical discipline

  • Experience using CFD modelling software such as Star-CCM+, Ansys Fluent or Open Foam

  • Fundamental understanding of Fluid Dynamic principles and Modelling methodologies

Desirable:

  • Knowledge of Hydrodynamic Design principles

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The External Fluid Dynamics team:

By joining us in the team, you will help to support multiple submarine programs including the production and build stages and covering the entire design cycle.

You will be supporting our CFD modelling which typically aims to analyse system level or whole boat performance and may include external flow, powering, resistance, signature performance, optimisation, multiphase, waves or motion. You will have fantastic opportunities for professional career progression towards Consultancy or Management roles. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 15th July 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 52 weeks with the option of returning to work on reduced hours for the first 13 weeks
Enhanced paternity leave – 4 weeks for eligible employees
Adoption leave
Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Open to part time work for some roles
Gym membership – Discounts available
Buy or sell annual leave
Share options
Salary sacrifice
Employee discounts
Lunch and learns
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Mental health first aiders
Health insurance
Family health insurance
Annual bonus
Shared parental leave
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Relocation packages
Neo-natal leave
LinkedIn learning license
In house training

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